Fossils of Isthminia were found in the Chagres Formation in Panama. On the basis of the fossil material, including a partial skull, the length of Isthminia is estimated to be about 2.85 m (9.4 ft) long. Isthminia probably had a predominantly marine lifestyle.[1]
^ abPyenson, Nicholas D.; Vélez-Juarbe, Jorge; Gutstein, Carolina S.; Little, Holly; Vigil, Dioselina; O'Dea, Aaron (2015). "Isthminia panamensis, a new fossil inioid (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Chagres Formation of Panama and the evolution of 'river dolphins' in the Americas". PeerJ. 3: e1227. doi:10.7717/peerj.1227. PMC4562255. PMID 26355720.
isthminia, named, after, republic, panama, people, genus, medium, sized, river, dolphin, cetaceans, that, lived, during, late, miocene, epoch, what, coasts, panama, about, million, million, years, type, species, panamensis, known, from, littoral, chagres, form. Isthminia named after the Republic of Panama and its people is a genus of medium sized river dolphin cetaceans that lived during the Late Miocene epoch in what is now the coasts of Panama about 6 1 million to 5 8 million years ago The type species is I panamensis known from the littoral Chagres Formation 1 IsthminiaTemporal range Late Miocene Messinian 6 1 5 8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Holotype skull digital model in right lateral view Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Infraorder Cetacea Superfamily Inioidea Family Iniidae Genus IsthminiaPyenson et al 2015 Type species Isthminia panamensisPyenson et al 2015 Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription edit nbsp Life restoration of Isthminia Fossils of Isthminia were found in the Chagres Formation in Panama On the basis of the fossil material including a partial skull the length of Isthminia is estimated to be about 2 85 m 9 4 ft long Isthminia probably had a predominantly marine lifestyle 1 See also editEvolution of cetaceansReferences edit a b Pyenson Nicholas D Velez Juarbe Jorge Gutstein Carolina S Little Holly Vigil Dioselina O Dea Aaron 2015 Isthminia panamensis a new fossil inioid Mammalia Cetacea from the Chagres Formation of Panama and the evolution of river dolphins in the Americas PeerJ 3 e1227 doi 10 7717 peerj 1227 PMC 4562255 PMID 26355720 External links edit nbsp Media related to Isthminia at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Isthminia at Wikispecies Portals nbsp Cetaceans nbsp Paleontology nbsp Panama nbsp Prehistoric mammals nbsp This prehistoric cetacean related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isthminia amp oldid 1177375810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
